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M.I.A. Son Heir To $10 Billion Seagram's Fortune
Posted on 15. May, 2009 by CSS.
He’s only three-months-old, but M.I.A.’s infant son Ikhyd is set for life.
(With a name like that, the kid’s going to need all the redeeming qualities he can get.)
The Sri Lankan rapper’s fiance Benjamin Bronfman, 26, is expected to inherit more than $10 billion, which will eventually be passed down to the couple’s son. The fortune was amassed by the Bronfmans’ now defunct Seagram’s company – once the largest distiller of alcoholic beverages in the world.
“She doesn’t really care about money. But it helps,” a snitch tells Us Weekly. “They will do the marriage thing when time permits.”
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M.I.A. Joining Coachella Line-Up!
Posted on 22. Mar, 2009 by CSS.
In her first public appearance since her heavily-pregnant performance at the 2009 Grammys, Oscar-nominated Sri Lankan rapper M.I.A. has been booked for the second night of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 18.
The “Paper Plane” hitmaker will replace British star Amy Winehouse, who was forced to drop out of the fest after her application for a U.S. Visa was rejected earlier this month due to legal troubles.
This won’t be M.I.A.’s first Coachella showing. The vet played the fest in 2005 and 2008.
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival takes place at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, Calif. April 17-19.
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Picture Of M.I.A.'s New Born Baby Boy
Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Awww!! Here’s a photo of M.I.A.’s baby.
On Tuesday, Afrikan Boy, an associate of the Sri Lankan hip-hop artist, posted the first public picture of Baby M.I.A, who was born in Los Angeles last Wednesday.
I just woke up when I recieved this baby picture from Maya of her newborn son… He is handsoommmeee!! I need to teach him how to make pounded yam and get straight As in school like me!!! Love from Maya Ben and I Y H K D! Welcome to the world!
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M.I.A. 2009 Academy Awards Performance: 'O, Saya'
Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Producers for the 2009 Academy Awards are so eager to get new mom M.I.A. onstage for Sunday night’s ceremony, they’ve offered her the extraordinary opportunity to sing at the Oscars from the comfort of her own bed.
The Sri Lankan rap star gave birth to a baby boy last week.
M.I.A., 31, is expected to perform “O, Saya,” a song, featured in the indie hit Slumdog Millionaire, that earned her a nomination for Best Original Song.
“She’s eager to perform. We’ve said things like, ‘We’re willing to have her enter on a large bed,” producer Laurence Mark has revealed to MSNBC’s The Scoop. “We’ll make it as easy for her as we can.”
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M.I.A. Delivers Healthy Baby Boy!
Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by CSS.
Hey guys, hope all the lovers in the house had a great Valentine’s Day filled with chocolates, teddy bears, and if you’re lucky, maybe even a few diamonds.
Now getting on to the gossip…..
M.I.A.’s bun has finally come out of the oven. After going into the early stages of labor following her hot performance at last weekend’s 2009 Grammy Awards, the Oscar-nominated star gave birth to a baby boy in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
On her MySpace Celebrity Blog, the 31-year-old Sri Lankan singer, writes: MY BABY WAS BORN WEDNESDAY, HE IS HEALTHY, FINE, BEAUTIFUL AND THE MOST AMZING THING EVER ON THIS PLANET, OF COURSE IM HIS MUM!!!”
This is the first child for M.I.A. and her fiancé, Benjamin Brewer, lead singer and guitarist of The Exit.
Congrats.
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M.I.A. Baby Due Same Day As 2009 Grammy's.
Posted on 07. Dec, 2008 by CSS.
It’ll be a game-time decision for M.I.A. this February 8 – baby or the 2009 Grammys?
“[They’re] due the same day!” the musician wrote on her MySpace blog on Friday. “So either way I figured I’ll win.”
M.I.A., who is expecting her first child with fiance Benjamin Brewer, received a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year for her summer hit, “Paper Planes.”
The song, featured on the Sri Lanka singer’s 2007 album Kala, first caught a buzz after it was featured its Pineapple Express film trailer last June.
